Boston vs Kawaguchi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kawaguchi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2769
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$981
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$2205
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
100
😀 Quality of life
92
80
🏙️ Population
676K
593K

The cost of living in Boston is 218% more expensive than in Kawaguchi. Cities ranked 35th and 4965th ($3345 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 183rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 2.1 months in Kawaguchi. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Kawaguchi ranked 19th in Japan, while ranked 83rd and 446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Kawaguchi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$39.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$3.15
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$1015
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$708
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
1.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$5296
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$3256
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$51.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$25.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$5.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$5.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$39.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$57.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$13821

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

Cities near Kawaguchi

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Toda
$988
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Warabi
$973
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Soka
$1071
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Saitama
$1063
11 km or 6.5 mi Yashio
$1045
11 km or 6.9 mi Koshigaya
$1133
11 km or 6.9 mi Wako
$1052
12 km or 7.4 mi Asaka
$1041
13 km or 8.3 mi Shiki
$1009
13 km or 8.4 mi Tokyo
$1556
14 km or 8.5 mi Misato
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
14 km or 9 mi Niiza
$1053
15 km or 9.6 mi Hirai
$1051
15 km or 9.6 mi Matsubushi
$1057
16 km or 10 mi Matsudo
$1143
17 km or 10 mi Fujimi
$1031
17 km or 11 mi Nagareyama
$1068
17 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Miyoshi
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
18 km or 11 mi Higashikurume
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kasukabe
$1058
19 km or 12 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Fujimino
$1063
20 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
21 km or 13 mi Ichikawa
$985
21 km or 13 mi Noda
$1039
21 km or 13 mi Hasuda
$1035
22 km or 14 mi Ageo
$1069
23 km or 14 mi Kashiwa
$1136
23 km or 14 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Ina
$1043
23 km or 14 mi Komae
$1099
23 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
23 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Shiraoka
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Miyashiro
$1036
24 km or 15 mi Kodaira
$1078